Comment by crooked-v

And, of course, it really doesn't help that many people in urban areas find any excuse they can to reduce new housing supply: "that building is too tall", "it doesn't fit the character of the neigbborhood", "there aren't enough affordable units", etc etc. The ur-example is of course San Francisco, where it seems like the only way for a new building to happen is for people to sue the city to force it to be allowed.